The Terminators are coming...

Military experts are warning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark Terminator–style wars between AI weapons systems.

The conflict is the first large-scale war to see widespread use of drones on both sides for spying and attacks, but anti-weapons campaigners are branding their use a slippery slope to all-out battles between machines.

Wim Zwijnenburg, project leader in humanitarian disarmament at PAX, a Dutch organization that campaigns to end armed violence, told Wired magazine: “The massive use of drones in the war in Ukraine is pushing for more AI-guided weapon systems.

“Justification for defensive purposes can easily change into offensive use when the genie is out of the bottle.”

Mr Zwijnenburg added the massive amount of drones in action along the front line is pushing militaries toward relying more and more on automated battles.